diff --git a/src/features/liveNow/components/LiveStatusDialog.tsx b/src/features/liveNow/components/LiveStatusDialog.tsx
index 2ade60b7b2..545e8ab943 100644
--- a/src/features/liveNow/components/LiveStatusDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/features/liveNow/components/LiveStatusDialog.tsx
@@ -117,13 +117,14 @@ export function LiveStatus({
   const reportDialogControl = useGlobalReportDialogControl()
   const dialogContext = Dialog.useDialogContext()
   const moderation = useMemo(() => {
-    return moderateStatus(profile, moderationOpts!)
+    if (!moderationOpts) return undefined
+    return moderateStatus(profile, moderationOpts)
   }, [profile, moderationOpts])
 
   return (
     <>
       {embed.external.thumb && (
-        <Hider.Outer modui={moderation.ui('contentMedia')}>
+        <Hider.Outer modui={moderation?.ui('contentMedia')}>
           <Hider.Mask>
             <ModeratedImage />
           </Hider.Mask>
diff --git a/src/features/liveNow/index.tsx b/src/features/liveNow/index.tsx
index 6295497bee..e802d0418e 100644
--- a/src/features/liveNow/index.tsx
+++ b/src/features/liveNow/index.tsx
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ export function useActorStatus(actor?: bsky.profile.AnyProfileView) {
 
   const moderation = useMemo(() => {
     if (!actor || !('status' in actor && actor.status)) return undefined
-    return moderateStatus(actor, moderationOpts!)
+    if (!moderationOpts) return undefined
+    return moderateStatus(actor, moderationOpts)
   }, [actor, moderationOpts])
 
   return useMemo(() => {